HIST405 2020 March Week 1 Discussion Latest

HIST405 United States History

Week 1 Discussion

The Cost of Expansion

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3, 4

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:

Southern colonies

Chesapeake colonies

Middle colonies

New England colonies

Then, address the following for your selections:

Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.

What forces and ideas shaped their origin?

Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.